Cable-clamp.



- J. E. OGDEN.

CABLE CLAMP. ,fiPLIOATION FILED JUNE 18, 1912.

1,060,016; Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

WITNESSES momvsr STATES PATENT canton. f

JOHN EDWARD OGDEN, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

Tot 1Z2whomit-mayconccrn: Beit known that I, JOHN EDWARD Ocnnn,

a citizen of the United States, and a res1.

CABLE-CLAMP.

dent of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and

State-- of New lork, have -invented (281121111 new and useful Improvements in Cable- Clamps, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accom- This invention relates to -;devices for hanging or. snpporting electric cables and wires along the faces of walls, ceilings, fences or other structures; H

The. object of the invention is to improve the mode' of attaching the 'so-called bridle ring to the clamp.

As now commonly constructed the cable clamps are provided with threaded holes, into which 'the shank or stemjof the bridle ring is adapted to be screwed.- lVhen the cable line is erected it is often customary to leave off the bridle rings as they are not needed at first; The hole in the clamp is I thus exposed to the -weatherand the metal topnt. in place the bridle rings on the,

soon rusts. Later when it is desired to run a messenger wire, and attempts aremade clamps, itiis often found that the threads in theholes rotided. therefor' have corroded so badly or lave otherwise become so damaged that they will not properly engage and hold the shank or stem of the bridle ring.

Accordingly, the' primary purpose of this invention 'is'to overcome the'ohjections inherein in the clamps as heretofore made, by ohviatin the necessity of ascrew threaded hole in tie clamp for-engagement with the 'shanleof the. bridle ring.

To .thislend the invention contemplates a modified form. F ig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 33 in Fig. :2. Fig.

4 is a side elevation of a structure similar to that shown in Figs. 2 and 3, but slightly modified. Fig. 5 1s a rear elevation of the Specification of Letters Patent.

panying drawings, forming a part thereof. zclainp device shown in Fig. 4. Fig. (3 is a; side elevation of another modified form. --Fig. 7 is a section taken on, the line TT in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a rear elevation of the device shown in Figs; 6 and-7.

Like characters of reference indicate 'corresponding parts-in all of the figures.

PatentetlApr. 29,1913. Application filed .Time 18, 1912. Seria1No.704,423. 3

Asillustrated in Fig.1 the hanger 61- comprisesa clamping member formed of a sheet metal strap having a flat portion 10 and bent as itsupper end at substantially right angles to form 'a lateral projection or toe 12' adapted to engage the wall orothcr supportll upon which the cable 16 is, carried. The lower portion of the clamping memberis curved at 18 to conform to the exterior of the cable 16.

" A hole is provided in the that portion 10 to receive a securing screw 20, by means of which the hanger is atiixedto .the support 14. This securing member is prefera ly a screw, as shown, although 'anyother s it able holding. means may be employed." The flat portion 10 is also provided witlra smooth-bored hole toreceivc the shank or stem 22 of a bridle ring The end portion of the shank is formed into a spiral, which is adapted to be threaded through the hole provided therefor and to engage the inner face of the fiat portion 10,. with the. outer end of the: spiral. engaging the wall 1- The spiral '24 is preferably a little.

longer than thet'oe'l2. so that when it engages the walll it forces thecnd of the toe away from th wall as shown. Then when the screw 20 is tightened the spiral, 1s firmlv clamped between the flat portion 10 and the wall H. When the cable line is hrst erected anduo messenger wire is required the bridle rings are omitted and the toe 12 engages the wall 14. When it de-' sired to erect -tlie messenger wire. and to provide means ior supportmg it the screw 20 may be loosened slightly. the sJiral '24 threaded through the-hole provide therefor. and then the screw 20 again tightened and the spiral and cable clamped securely in place.

As illustrated in Figs 2, 3 and-l the hanger or clamp comprises a sheet metal strap'hent back upon itself to form a double thickness. it -comprises a double fiat portiofi 30. 3-1.. the upper doubled end of which bentat substantially right angles to form a lateral 'n'ojcction or toe which is adapted to rest against .the'facc of the wall 1-1.

The lower portions of theclarnp are-curved' terior of the cable 16.

as shown at' 34, 35 to conform to' the ex-v The flat portions 30, 31 are provided with registering holes'to reoeivelthe screw with which the hanger is affixed to-the .wallorstructure-14. .he fiat portions .30, 31 are deflected in op'posite'directions at 36, 37 'to form opposed channels which are adapted to receive the -end portion 38"0f the shank 39 of a. bridle ring 33. These channels in the form shown'in Figs. 2 and .3 are made V-shaped and together produce a rectangu- 'lar space .into which the rectangular end portion 38 of the shank; 39 fits. The portion 38 is bent at substantially right angles to the shank 39, so that when the former is in place, the plane of thering 33 is vertical and at substantially right angles to the wall 14:. If desired the end of the shank may befiattened or broadened as "at 38 shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and'the clamp sections deflected to form' togethera correspondingly shaped channel.

When it desired to erect the messenger WIIG, thescrew 20 may be loosened suiiiciently to enable the bent over end '38 or 38 of the shank to be inserted'between the portions 36, 37. Then the screw -20 is tightenedito clamp the cable, and the bent over 4 portion 38' of the, shank is thereby clamped between the portions 36, 37 of thehanger. v

transverse channel 44 in the -flat portion 40 to one side of the center of the base. The lower portion of both sections of the strap are curved a t-46, 47 to conform to the exterior of the cable 16. 'The flat portions 40, 41 are provided with registering holes to 113-.

.portion at right angles there 'ceive the screw 20, by meansof which the clamp is atli'xed tothe wall'or support 14. The outer strap section is provided with an elongated slot 48 which communicates with the channel a l, the lower end of said slot corresponding to the lower'edge of said -channel. The slot 48 is of such a length as to admit of the insertion therethrough of the end port-ion149 of the shank 50 of a'bridle' ring '51. In order to introduce the end 49.

of the shank' 50, the screw'20' is loosened sufliciently to allow for. the insertion of'the end through said slot, which end is then turned atright angles intothe position shown in the-drawing. Thereupon the screw maybe tightened to clamp the two strap sections togetherand against the cable.

:lVith the construction above set forth it will he noted that there are no screw threads on the clamp, which can become corroded,

and the shank of the bridle ring is securely anchored by engagement with the face or faces of the strap sections.

' That I claim isf 1. A hanger for supporting a cable against a wall or similar surface, compris ing a curved body portion adapted to partially encircle the cable, a portion'ad'apted to engage said surface, and abridle ring provided with 'a shank shaped to pass through the hanger and be engaged and clamped by said' hanger. I

against a wall or similar surface, comprising a doubled clamp having one end curved to partially encircle the cable and having a portion adapted to engage said surface, said clamp having its two opposed portions shaped to provide a space therebetween. and

a bridle ring having a shank and an end to adapted to be clamped in said space.

In witness whereofQ-I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of June 1912.

JOHN EDWARD OGDEN. Witnesses:

- I. B. Moons, Er.rL-\Br:rn Amuxnnn.

2. A hanger. for supporting a cable l 

